Iran Behind Cyberattack On 700 French Supermarkets – Paris

France has accused Iran of carrying out a cyberattack targeting refrigeration systems in hundreds of supermarkets across the country and summoned the Iranian ambassador over the incident.

The French Foreign Ministry announced the development on Monday, condemning what it described as unacceptable cyberattacks against French interests.

In a statement, the ministry said, “France condemns in the strongest possible terms the unacceptable cyberattacks carried out on its territory by the Islamic Republic of Iran against French interests.”

The cyberattack, which occurred on October 12, disrupted refrigeration systems, causing temperatures in supermarket refrigerators to rise and affecting approximately 700 of France’s 10,000 supermarkets.

Paris prosecutors said investigations identified Iran’s paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as being behind the large-scale cyberattack.

The French government subsequently summoned Iran’s ambassador to formally communicate its objections to the incident.